FORTINET FC-10-0090G-204-02-36 FortiGate 90G Services and Subscriptions

FC-10-0090G-204-02-36 Overview

FortiCare Premium-to-Elite Upgrade provides an upgrade entitlement that changes eligible Premium coverage to the Elite support tier.

This SKU is a 3 years service entitlement for an existing FortiGate 90G; it does not include hardware.

Order Composition and Delivery

This FC service code is delivered electronically against an appliance that must already exist. No chassis, power supply, antenna or replacement hardware is shipped as part of the line item. The order therefore needs the installed FortiGate serial number, current contract status, registered end customer, FortiCare account and desired start date. Check for gaps or overlaps with existing coverage before activation. A buyer who also needs a new firewall should select a hardware or BDL SKU as a separate purchasing decision.

Service Scope and Boundaries

Premium-to-Elite is an upgrade, not a new stand-alone support contract. The target serial must already have qualifying Premium coverage, and the upgrade should be checked against its remaining contract period. Procurement must provide the existing contract reference and avoid ordering this code for an uncovered appliance. The business reason should be an explicit need for Elite service objectives rather than an assumption that the hardware itself is being upgraded.

Verified Platform Facts

• FortiGate 90G has eight GE RJ45 ports and two 10/5/2.5/GE RJ45 or 10GE/GE SFP+/SFP shared-media pairs.
• The 90G is the diskless model; FortiGate 91G is the related 120 GB SSD variant.
• Fortinet lists 4.5 Gbps IPS, 2.5 Gbps NGFW and 2.2 Gbps threat-protection throughput for the 90G series.

FortiGate 90G is the diskless member of the 90G family. It provides eight GE RJ45 ports and two multi-gigabit RJ45 or 10GE SFP+ shared-media pairs, so uplink media and port-pair behavior must be chosen deliberately. Unlike FG-91G, it has no internal SSD. The 0090G service family must be registered to a 90G serial, and unsupported service combinations should be held rather than inferred.

Map the two shared multi-gigabit or SFP+ pairs and eight RJ45 ports, then test inspection, VPN and failover with the chosen media. Record that the platform is diskless so logging expectations do not silently assume 91G storage. Keep 0090G service codes and the serial together, and reject service lines whose official eligibility cannot be demonstrated.

Source: official Fortinet FortiGate 90G page and official Fortinet document.

Term and Procurement Fit

The thirty-six-month term reduces annual renewal events while keeping the contract inside a typical mid-life review window. Align the end date with the appliance support plan and security-policy review cycle. Reserve budget once for the initial three-year period, assign a contract owner, and schedule a formal service review around the middle of coverage. The review should test whether the deployment, registered owner and required controls still match the SKU before renewal planning begins in the final year.

For three-year coverage, record the full committed period in the asset register and avoid treating it as three separate annual licenses. Review registration after activation, verify service use during the first year, and perform a structured midpoint check during the second year. In the final year, compare remaining hardware life, planned site changes and current service requirements before requesting renewal pricing. Contract ownership must survive departmental budget changes because no annual purchase event will naturally remind the team.

A valid qualifying Premium contract is required; confirm its contract number and remaining coverage before ordering.

Compatibility and Related Models

0090G identifies the diskless FortiGate 90G. 0091G and Sovereign SASE code 1082 belong to the storage-equipped 91G path and must not be substituted.

Warranty, Activation and Shipping

Electronic entitlement delivery requires accurate end-customer, FortiCare account, registration region, appliance serial and contract status. No physical shipment is included.

FAQ

What does FC-10-0090G-204-02-36 include?

This SKU is a 3 years service entitlement for an existing FortiGate 90G; it does not include hardware.

When is this contract length suitable?

Choose this term for a three-year operating plan where fewer purchase orders are preferred but a mid-lifecycle checkpoint is still useful. Confirm that the FortiGate is expected to remain in its present role through the contract end.

What should be checked before ordering?

A valid qualifying Premium contract is required; confirm its contract number and remaining coverage before ordering.